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CompletedNCT00663585

Intensive Meditation and Migraines: Effects on Health and Well Being

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36 (actual)
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Participants completing training in intensive meditation and continuing frequent practice for one year would experience reduced frequency, duration and severity of headaches along with improved awareness of the triggers of their symptoms, improved quality of life and mental health, improved heart rate variability, and reduced inflammation.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALVipassana Meditation12 day retreat where participants learn to meditate

Timeline

Start date
2008-04-01
Primary completion
2014-02-01
Completion
2014-06-01
First posted
2008-04-22
Last updated
2016-07-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00663585. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.

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